QTR-Quadtone RIP

Jeff,
      I am using Ultra Crome Epson Inks supplied with
the printer, Ilford Galerie Smooth Gloss paper, Ink
Jet Heads are clean as this only happens when I use
QTRip, and the banding is very visable on the paper,
not micro banding needing a loupe to see it. I finally
get neutral B&W prints but the image looks really bad
with the banding issue I am having. I am using
Photoshop CS2 on a Apple Macbook Pro Intel chipset
laptop to print. Thanks for the reply.

                                                     
Jeff



--- Jeff Randall <jrandall@...> wrote:

> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Jeffery
> Stopford" 
> <NikonShooter40@...> wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone had any problems with baning on the
> thier prints when 
> using Quadtone RIP. If so 
> > let me know how you fixed it. Thank you.
> >
> 
> Are you talking about microbanding which is visable
> under a loupe or 
> macrobanding which can easily be seen?  What work
> flow are you using? 
> I've had no problems using Paul Roark's 3MK, 4K or
> 4K+cm work flows on 
> my R1800 with QTR.  I haven't tried to profile the
> standard R1800 K 
> and pK inks using QTR.
> 
> Are you using thicker paper than usual (which can
> not feed evenly thus 
> creating "macro"banding)
> 
> Assuming you are getting perfect nozzle checks then
> cleaning the 
> underside of the print head (using cleaning solution
> and papertowels) 
> and cleaning the print head station to remove
> dried/excess inks are 
> the next steps that have cleared up banding on my
> 1280s and 1160s in 
> the past. 
> 
> btw, always good to hear from another JeffERy.
> 
> jr
> 
>